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Egypt's coup puts fearful Christians in a corner

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during the celebration of the "Eid al-Fitr" holiday (end of Ramadan) near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday is overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the feast with outdoor prayers and protests in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protests and prayers, including at the two major sit-ins by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is seen before the morning pray during the celebration of the "Eid al-Fitr" holiday (end of Ramadan) near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday is overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the feast with outdoor prayers and protests in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protests and prayers, including at the two major sit-ins by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian girl stands while supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during the dawn prayer marking the Eid al-Fitr feast at the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan that is traditionally celebrated with special cookies, presents and new clothes, near Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday was overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the festival with outdoor prayers in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protest gatherings, including the two major sit-in by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian man walks in front of a pharmacy marked with anti-Coptic and anti-coup graffiti in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. Arabic grafitti reads, "No to the coup and yes to legitimacy." (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Muslim child rides on the back of a motorbike during a rally supporting former President Mohammed Morsi in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A Coptic Christian monk holds a Coptic cross at Al-Mahraq monastery during the preparation of a religious festival in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3, 2013 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic woman prays in a church within Al-Mahraq Monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

This Aug. 6, 2013 photo shows a vase with a painting of the Virgin Mary at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egyptian youths line up before a procession at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic Christian child lights a candle in honor of the Virgin Mary at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Coptics Priests and Monks purify with incense the holy cave during a procession within Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic Christian man holds a picture of the Virgin Mary during preparations for a religious festival at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Jesus and Apostles decorate the altarpiece in Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egyptian men chants slogans against the Army during a rally in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3, 2013 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A Coptic nun attends prayer at a church within Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Coptic Christian men show their religious tattoos at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic walks beside the altarpiece within a cave at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3, 2013 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egyptian men chant slogans against the Army during a rally in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Egyptian men chant slogans against the Army during a rally in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A priest purifies the church with incense during prayer at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3, 2013 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian woman, a supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed, is seen before the morning pray during the celebration of the "Eid al-Fitr" holiday (end of Ramadan) near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday is overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the feast with outdoor prayers and protests in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protests and prayers, including at the two major sit-ins by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against the Egyptian Army while holding a banner of the former President during the celebration of the "Eid al-Fitr" holiday (end of Ramadan) near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday is overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the feast with outdoor prayers and protests in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protests and prayers, including at the two major sit-ins by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian flag is seen on the ground while supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi pray during the celebration of the "Eid al-Fitr" holiday (end of Ramadan) near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. This year's holiday is overshadowed by the deep divisions in Egypt, with the interim government planning to celebrate the feast with outdoor prayers and protests in town center squares and Morsi's supporters marking the holiday with their own protests and prayers, including at the two major sit-ins by the Islamists in Cairo. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi paints graffiti on the wall of a Coptic Church in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. Arabic graffiti reads, "Boycott the Christian dogs." (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic Christian woman touches a holy painting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus at Al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

An Egyptian Coptic Christian woman prays in a church within Al-Mahraq Monastery in Assiut, Upper Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Islamists may be on the defensive in Cairo, but in Egypt's deep south they still have much sway and audacity: over the past week, they have stepped up a hate campaign against the area's Christians. Blaming the broader Coptic community for the July 3 coup that removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, Islamists have marked Christian homes, stores and churches with crosses and threatening graffiti. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)